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iOS

Posted by Calvin Nix
Calvin Nix
43,828 Points

Efficient node movement using Update method

Hello everyone,

I'm currently working on a side scrolling game that continuously loads nodes as the game progresses.

I noticed that the game gets a little jumpy on devices with less computing power and it seems that the issue is the fact that I am setting my node's position in the update method.

Unfortunately, most of the documentation for best practices on the Cocos2d website has been removed.

Example code:

- (void)update:(CCTime)delta {

_myNode.position = ccp(_myNode.position.x + delta * _scrollSpeed, _myNode.position.y);

}

Is anyone aware of a more efficient way to accomplish this? I have been considering using a schedule method for movement, but I think that I would run into the same issues.

Thanks, Calvin

1 Answer

Jack Colley
Jack Colley
4,257 Points
Jack Colley
Jack Colley
4,257 Points

I don't know if you've solved this but using SKAction always seemed to make it more smooth for me